On April 2, 2009 ABC News identified Dr. Cohen as
the most famous hacker of all time. But by grouping him with
convicted computer criminals, they did a real disservice to the
public. While Dr. Cohen has successfully innovated over the course of
his 30+ year career in information protection, has identified and
demonstrated many novel methods of attack and defense, and has done
successful penetration tests for government and private concerns many
times, he has never been arrested for any crime, he has long held US
government security clearances, and he is one of the most trusted
individuals in the information protection field in the world today.